ENGINEERING WITH PATHWAYS LEVEL 2 DIPLOMA APPRENTICESHIP

Overview

This course is designed for students interested in a career in engineering. This course is practical, giving students the skills needed to function in a fast moving, multi-skilled engineering industry.

Students will get the opportunity to gain skills in Fabrication and Welding, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Maintenance and Electrical Maintenance in year 1 with progression to specialist units in year 2. There is a demand for skilled and qualified engineers and employers increasingly need committed, well trained and enthusiastic workers. By completing this course, you will increase your skills and knowledge to become a valuable team member.

This qualification will demonstrate to an employer that you have gained the right knowledge and experience to help them in their business and encourage them to invest in you and your career. The course provides vocationally related knowledge, skills and competence which will improve employability within these vocations.

Entry Requirements

To be eligible to enter ApprenticeshipsNI 2021 funded Level 2 / Level 3 apprenticeship provision, a person must meet all of the following criteria:

• Have attained the upper limit of Compulsory School Age: A 16 year old who is entitled to leave school after the statutory leaving date of 30 June, or a 17 year old who leaves school / Further Education (FE) College during the month of June, will be permitted to enter ApprenticeshipsNI 2021 from the first Monday in July. A school leaver / FE College leaver who is 17 years old and who leaves before 1 June can be admitted to ApprenticeshipsNI 2021 at any time after leaving school / FE College

• A person aged 25+ at the date of registration on to the course is therefore defined by the Department for the Economy as an adult. Adult apprenticeships are restricted to a number of vocational areas that are supported by the Department for the Economy

• Be either an existing employee in a new job role that requires a substantial amount of learning and skills development, or a new employee in (or about to take up) a permanent remunerative employment offer, including a specific start date as detailed on the Delivery Agreement and confirmed by the Employer

• Be employed by a company that has a base in Northern Ireland and is registered as an employer with HMRC and be contracted to work a minimum of 21 hours per week (which includes day release / off-the-job directed training) with one employer. Directed training must be paid as part of the apprentice’s contracted hours

• Have the potential to successfully complete all the requirements of the appropriate Level 2 / Level 3 apprenticeship framework

Portadown

Accredited by: City & Guilds 2 year apprenticeship

Apprenticeship

• Meet any health requirements (e.g. colour vision) specific to the occupation of their choice

• Have achieved any necessary entry academic qualifications (e.g. GCSEs) determined by the relevant sector for the apprenticeship and approved by the Department

• Pass any entry tests specified by the relevant sector / employer and approved by the Department

• Applicants with a previous level 2 or 3 qualification in the same occupational area may not be eligible for participation in a similar occupational area at the same level. This will require approval by the Department Employers may apply their own criteria during recruitment. However, only those potential apprentices who are assessed as capable / committed to achieving the full requirements of an apprenticeship framework will be recruited.

Attendance at Individual or Group Pre-Entry Advice Sessions (IPEAS and GPEAS) may be required. These interviews may take place either on campus, via telephone or video call (Microsoft teams) and will play an important role in the selection of all courses.

What Will I Study?

Core Units:

• Work Effectively and Safely in an Engineering Environment

• Engineering Principles and Practice

• Principles of Maintenance Engineering

Plus 3 Optional Units (dependent on pathway choice)

How Will I Be Assessed?

The qualification is assessed through external exams, assessments, and the production of a portfolio of evidence.

Further Study

On successful completion of this course students can progress to the Level 3 Diploma in Engineering.

Contacts

FacultyBUTE@src.ac.uk

028 3025 9684

Engineering Level 2 Traineeship

Overview

This course is designed for students interested in a career in engineering. This is a practical course, giving students the skills needed to function in the fast moving, multiskilled engineering industry. Students will get the opportunity to gain skills in Fabrication and Welding, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Maintenance or Electrical Maintenance. There is a demand for skilled and qualified engineers and employers increasingly need committed, well trained and enthusiastic workers. By completing this course you will increase your skills and knowledge to become a valuable team member.

This qualification will demonstrate to an employer that you have gained the right knowledge and experience to help them in their business and encourage them to invest in you and your career.

The course provides vocationally related knowledge and skills which will improve employability within these vocations.

Entry Requirements

• The Traineeship provides a high-quality vocational education and training programme at Level 2 and is primarily aimed at school leavers who aspire to work within a specific sector

• The College will review the qualifications and/or experience held by applicants and will consider whether this profile shows an ability to progress towards a level 2 traineeship framework

• All applicants must be able to demonstrate at interview that they have a satisfactory level of fluency in English –both written and spoken. The College reserves the right to refer any applicant to appropriate English Language or Literacy classes until their level of fluency in written and spoken English is sufficient to allow participation in other areas of study

• Applicants must be at least 16 years of age on or before 1st July in the year of proposed entry to the course

• Applicants will be required to hold a minimum of a Level 1 qualification defined as 4 GCSEs at grades D-G including Maths and English grades E-E or equivalent as specified on the table below. On enrolment the applicant will undertake an initial assessment which will confirm whether they should enter the full Traineeship or the Preparatory Phase

• Applicants presenting with a Junior Cert qualification should have attained a majority of higher-level subjects

• During the Pre-Entry Advice Sessions which may take place either on campus, via telephone or video call (Microsoft teams), applicants will be expected to demonstrate that they are committed and motivated to the programme

• The College may also use other evidence provided as part of the application process

• Please note that entrance requirements may be increased in some vocational areas

Armagh & Portadown

2 year apprenticeship

Accredited by: City & Guilds

Traineeship

What Will I Study?

Modules include:

• Work Effectively and Safely in an Engineering Environment

• Engineering Principles and Practice

• Principles of Engineering Fitting Techniques

• MIG/MAG Welding

• MMA Welding

How Will I Be Assessed?

This course is assessed through a series of examinations and practical tests.

Further Study

On successful completion of this course, you can progress to the Level 3 Diploma in Engineering.

Contacts

FacultyBUTE@src.ac.uk

028 3025 9684

English & History

Overview

Southern Regional College in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University are delighted to be able to offer a full BA Honours Degree in History and English Literature.

The aims of the course are to:

• provide you with degree level study in a range of disciplines in English literature and history;

• make you conversant with the subject matter and central concepts and methodologies in the study of English literature and modern history;

• allow you to acquire the related intellectual, professional and transferable skills appropriate to this level of study.

The BA (Hons) in History and English Literature is studied part-time over 4.5 years, usually one day per week. It comprises of 9 semesters with 16 weeks in each.

You will have 8 hours of class per week, consisting of lectures, tutorials and seminars and these are supported by online digital resources for each module. In addition to timetabled sessions, you will be expected to undertake private study, research and completion of coursework for which the teaching team recommend a further 5 hours approximately per week.

This course also allows students to engage in a number of enrichment activities including involvement in the delivery of an international academic conference and contributing to academic research projects.

Lecturers delivering this programme have many years of higher education teaching and research experience and are subject specialists in English and/or History.

Entry Requirements

The over-riding consideration in admitting applicants to the course, is evidence that the learner or apprentice is likely to be able to complete the course satisfactorily.

Attendance at Individual or Group Pre-Entry Advice Sessions (IPEAS and GPEAS) may be required. These interviews may take place either on campus, via telephone or video call (Microsoft teams) and will play an important role in the selection of all courses.

• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age on or before 1st July in the year of proposed entry to the course

• Applicants should have obtained a minimum of 64 UCAS points achieved through the completion of A -Levels, National Awards, Adult Access Diploma or other alternative approved Level 3 qualifications

• Applicants should have attained at least 15 points at Level 2 or above (e.g. GCSE) or have alternative approved qualifications. This must include GCSE

English Language Grade C or Essential Skills

Communication Level 2 and GCSE Mathematics Grade C or Essential Skills Numeracy Level 2. In addition, applicants must provide evidence of competence in written and spoken English Language

• Applicants who do not meet the criteria outlined above but have evidence of substantial knowledge or relevant industrial experience and skills, which has not been formally assessed, should refer to the College’s Accreditation of Prior Experience and Learning (APEL) Policy at: www.src.ac.uk/about-us/policies

• The College’s Admissions policy reflects the expectations of the UK Quality Code Admissions, Recruitment and Widening Access (Nov 2018)

Please note that applicants progressing to higher education courses at Level 4 and above in the College or UK Universities may require a specific GCSE/ A Level profile. In some cases, the Essential Skills in Literacy and Numeracy may not be a suitable alternative to a GCSE. It is the responsibility of the applicant to check each University’s progression requirements before enrolling on a course at the College.

A base campus has been listed for the purposes for any face-to-face delivery.

What Will I Study?

You will study the following modules:

Year 1

• History: Making History; The American Age

• English: Critical Keywords for English; Liverpool Legacies

Year 2

• History: Exploring History; Debates in History

• English: Literary and Cultural Theory; Postcolonial Writing: Power, Art and Protest

Year 3

• History: Age of Terror 1850-1914; The Soviet Experiment

• English: The Victorians: Realism and Sensation; Modernism and Modernity

Year 4

• Dissertations: You can choose to complete your dissertation either in History or English Literature. Please note* this class is a full academic year

• History: When the Sun Set in the East: End of Empire in Southeast Asia

• English: Vamps and Villains: Exploring Gothic Fiction

Year 5 (one semester only)

• History: Celebration & Commemoration in Irish History

• English: Post-Millennial British Fiction

How Will I Be Assessed?

Students will be assessed through a mix of examinations and coursework. Coursework can take the form of academic essays or group and individual projects. There is a strong emphasis on peer learning and support.

Tuition Fees

Course Fee £515

Exam/Awarding Body Fee TBC*

Total Fee TBC*

*Where the exam/awarding body fee is listed as TBC, the information has not yet been released by our partner awarding bodies for 23/24. This fee will be published on our website as soon as it becomes available.

Other Fees

Not applicable.

Further Study

On successful completion of this course, you may progress to postgraduate education in other universities. Careers

On completion of this course, you may have the opportunity to go straight into employment. Contacts

FacultyHESC@src.ac.uk

028 3025 9685